Story behind every Hall of Fame inductee

2:12 AM,
Aug. 2, 2013

Written by

Rick Cleveland
American Sports Columnist

Sixteen months into my job as director of your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, one certainty has become clear: There's a poignant story behind every Hall of Famer.

Take the Class of 2013, which will be inducted today at the 51st annual BancorpSouth Hall of Fame Induction Banquet at the Jackson Hilton. There are six inductees, six compelling stories (in alphabetical order):

? Bill Bucker: Everybody these days knows Buckner, a Starkville native, as the face of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. ...